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Jessica’s plight appeared in the Observer in October after Andy and his partner Nicki Prendergast decided to stop treatment so that Jessica could try to enjoy a ‘normal’ life in the weeks she has left.

She was given an X-ray at Blackburn Hospital in July 2015 after injuring her shoulder and that was when Andy and Nicki’s horror journey began.

The youngster was initially diagnosed with an infection and inflammation of the bone and prescribed antibiotics but after months with no improvement, the couple were given the devastating news.

An ultrasound scan found a growth around her liver and kidneys.

Andy, along with Jessica’s mum Nicki, 28, said they wanted people to take a long look at ‘the true face of cancer’ when they released the photo.

The picture was taken at a moment before fast-acting morphine had taken effect and it shows Jessica ‘pushing’ her parents away ‘as she rode out her searing pain in solitude’.